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Pumpkins, paddles and costumes: Folks hit the water for October fun in Tualatin
Every October, paddlers dressed in Halloween costumes race 1,000-pound pumpkins across the Lake of the Commons in Tualatin.
Filmed By Bike festival looks back at its greatest hits
After 21 years, Filmed By Bike founder and director Aileen Crotty is passing the torch on to the film festival.
Facing a tight timeline, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival lines up nine plays for its 2024 season
After a change in leadership and lackluster ticket sales during the pandemic, the festival's upcoming season will feature nine plays, four more than the current season.
Oregon State Fair kicks off 157th year
Where can you find live music, livestock competitions, thrill rides and bricks of curly fries this weekend? At the Oregon State Fair in Salem, of course. The fair continues through Labor Day.
Sasquatch celebration brings fun — and bit of mystery — to a small Oregon town
Glide, Oregon, is starting a new tradition in the spirit of Bigfoot
A small town in Oregon finds thousands of reasons to celebrate Sasquatch
The 2023 edition of the Glide, Oregon, Sasquatch Festival takes place Saturday. Event planners expect as many as 5,000 visitors.
Head of Alberta district’s Last Thursday festival talks art, business and safety
The Northeast Portland festival/arts walk has always played a complex role in the neighborhood’s ongoing gentrification.
Rose City Yarn Crawl Varies Its Pattern With A Few Deft Stitches
The 2018 Rose City Yarn Crawl had fewer participating shops, but more fiber fans — about one-third of the estimated 3,000 total crawlers — were able to explore the yarny wonders of all 11.
4 Must-See Shows At PICA's Time-Based Art Festival
Outgoing artistic director Angela Mattox picks five shows and reflects on the global festival, plus we talk with Stew of the band the Negro Problem about keeping Portland real.
The Estacada Timber Festival Brings Out Local Competition
Longtime logging competitors meet up once again on the Fourth of July for the Estacada Timber Festival.